depending on what area you live in there should be some type of home assistance program. i have worked in the home health field for almost 4 years and there should be some sort of help in your comm...

Try to keep them on a schedule and leave them until they go, but only what they can tolerate. There are times they may not be able to have a bowel movement, but usually they will urinate. Be calm...

Just keep doing your best, and someone is bound to notice, that is how good workers get promoted.

Oh my GOD! Do I know the position you are in? My Dad is 92 and my Mom is almost 90. Thank GOD they are both in relatively good health but they both need constant supervision which is now being prov...

Please contact her doctor for advice. She may do well on her Ramen if she will consent to use Ensure or some other supplement. Another tack is to consult her dentist--if she has oral or dental pr...

Check with the city's dept of health and human services (they may call it by a different name in Kuala Lumpur) to see if they offer the services you need.

I can see what Nick is talking about but feel Seema has it a little closer. Everyones personal and family situation is different. I happen to live about a mile from my moms house. She is 87 and ...

What would you like to do. Do we need to turn ALL medical services over to the government? Set everything at standardized prices, just like an oil change on your car, and take away the options of...

The system as it exists today forces families to place their elderly loved ones in nursing homes. It is a racket. If my mother would have been allowed to pay me just half what medicaid is having ...

as a nurse I think both somtimes because the person needs 24/7 Technicle care and familys just cant do that. but somtimes because familys have disowned there older family which I am sure that y...

You sound like you have amaryllis bulbs , After they have bloomed you will have large leaves that feed your bulb and bloom for next year at the end of the growing season or fall let the pot dry up ...

Being a family caregiver is a big job! This is true whether you are a "live with your your elderly relative" caregiver or whether you are caring from "long-distance." The first...

Ask to speak to the 'Charge Nurse' to voice your concerns, but mention it to nobody nut him/her. I did the same a while back and the Charge (Boss) nurse was a real gem.

No. Dependents are not eligible for the rebate, regardless of the amount or source of their income.

HELLO! I hope that I can answer your questions,but it seems like you have a specific issue in mind,that I'm not catching on to.I was a treatment team member at a psych hospital for 13 yrs., a...